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Washington State Facts & Information

The Evergreen State

Date Admitted:1823
State Capital:Olympia
Admission to U.S.:Forty-second State
Flag Adopted:1889
State Motto:"Al-ki" or "Alki" (bye and bye)
Nickname:Evergreen State
State Song:"Washington My Home"
State Folk Song:"Roll On, Columbia, Roll On"
State Flower:Coastal Rhododendron
State Fruit:Apple
State Grass:Bluebunch Wheatgrass
State Tree:Western Hemlock
State Bird:Willow Goldfinch or Wild Canary
State Fish:Steelhead Trout
State Insect:Anax Junius Drury (Green Darner Dragonfly)
State Gem:Petrified Wood
State Dance:Square Dance
State Ship:President Washington
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